Justice Department drops Mueller-era case against Michael Flynn ex-lobbying partner Bijan Kian
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By Katelyn Polantz, Senior Reporter, Crime and Justice (CNN) — The Justice Department is dropping its five-year-old criminal case against Bijan Kian, the former lobbying partner of Michael Flynn whom prosecutors had accused of illicit lobbying for Turkey during the 2016 US presidential election.
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By Katelyn Polantz, Senior Reporter, Crime and Justice (CNN) — The Justice Department is dropping its five-year-old criminal case against Bijan Kian, the former lobbying partner of Michael Flynn whom prosecutors had accused of illicit lobbying for Turkey during the 2016 US presidential election.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) dropped charges Monday against former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn's previous business partner, Bijan Rafiekian.
Prosecutors alleged that Kian and Flynn, who were partners in an entity called the Flynn Intel Group, were acting at Turkey’s behest when they undertook a project to discredit exiled Turkish cleric Fethullah Gülen.
The Justice Department on Monday dropped charges against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s ex-business partner Bijan Rafiekian, who had been accused of acting as an unregistere…
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